The Story of the Pullman Porter “I wore a uniform that looked sharp as any general’s. Crisp jacket, white gloves, polished shoes. To the passengers, I was always ‘George,’ no matter my real name—because George Pullman owned the company, and to them, we were all the same. They called me ‘boy,’ even when I had children of my own waiting at home. But I walked those train cars with pride. I carried luggage, shined shoes, made up beds in the sleeping cars, and kept my head high. Long nights, little p

Illinois Adventure #1207 "A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum"